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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Indian file, ablaut, acoustic phonetics, array, articulation, articulatory phonetics, assortment, bank, betacism, buzz, categorization, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, change, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuity, continuum, course, culling, cycle, degree, descent, difference, distinction, divergence, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, grading, graduation, grouping, hierarchy, hum, line, lineage, modification, monotone, morphophonemics, mutation, nexus, nuance, orthoepy, pendulum, periodicity, phonetics, phonology, place, placement, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, ranking, recurrence, reticulation, rhotacism, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, screening, selection, sequence, serial order, series, shade, shading, sifting, single file, sorting, sorting out, sound shift, spectrum, string, subordination, succession, swath, taxonomy, thread, tier, train, triage, umlaut, variation, windrow
Dictionary Results for gradation:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
gradation
    n 1: relative position in a graded series; "always a step
         behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with
         the fashions" [syn: gradation, step]
    2: a degree of ablaut [syn: grade, gradation]
    3: the act of arranging in grades [syn: gradation,
       graduation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, n., [L. gradatio: cf. F. gradation. See
   Grade.]
   1. The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly
      arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in
      ranks; as, the gradation of castes.
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   2. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.
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   3. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
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            The several gradations of the intelligent universe.
                                                  --I. Taylor.
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   4. (Fine Arts) A gradual passing from one tint to another or
      from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or
      drawing.
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   6. (Mus.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of
      chords.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, v. t.
   To form with gradations. [R.]
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